Human trafficking continues in Assam: Woman arrested in Gohpur for trying to traffick two minor girls

Posted on: 05-12-2017 , 01:46:PM | DY365 Bureau

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December 05, 2017: Human trafficking is going on rampantly in the state.

In a recent such incident, woman from Arunachal Pradesh has been apprehended by police in Gohpur on Monday for allegedly trying to lure two girls for trafficking.

Reportedly, the accused identified as Taba Purnima of Arunachal Pradesh had tried to lure two girls from a tea estate in Gohpur. The girls were alone at home when the incident took place. As per allegations, the accused tried to tempt the girls with money and planned to sell them in nearby states.

But the woman’s plan was foiled after the neighbors came to know about it following which they nabbed her and handed her over to police.

It may be stated that the accused had been involved in many cases of women trafficking for a long time that had been luring girls and handing them over to a broker who would sell them to sex traffickers.

With such incidents on the rise in the state it is high time the state government pays attention to the problem of human trafficking.